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Flourite is a specially fracted stable porous clay gravel for the natural planted aquarium. Its appearance is best suited to planted aquaria, but may be used in any aquarium environment. Flourite is most effective when used alone as an integral substrate bed, but it may be mixed with other gravels. It should be rinsed thoroughly before adding it to the aquarium, or it will cloud the water. 1 bag should be sufficient for a 10gal tank.

This is great for planted tanks. It is expensive, and will cloud the water, but it is definetly worth it. The appearence is very natural, more than you might think. Rinse thoroughly before adding to the tank.

This stuff is great for plants, and if you get some easier plants they don't even need ferts with this stuff. It clouds water for the first little while, but if you keep up with your WC and really scrub it up at first, the clouding won't last too long.

this is great substrait it has brought back plants that i thought were gonners it defanetly cloudes the water to a lemonaid coler but well worth it if your struggeling with plants i highly recomend this to anyone who has tried and had little success with plants it makes you feel great about your efforts in adding live plants to your aquarium

pain to rinse, regular is not good for cories/soft bellied bottom dwellers

Great planted tank substrate, am loving the black sand flourite. The black flourite is also awesome looking and not nearly as sharp as the regular. The regular is still a great substrate but I wouldn't keep cories on it.

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Originally Posted by i_am_511

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Absolutely worth the trouble if you are going to have a planted tank. If you have cories you will want to put a layer of smooth small pebble substrate on top to make the surface smoother and easier on their mouths. Digging fish will raise a cloud in this stuff, but your lush plant growth will make it worth the trouble.

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